Lil’ Kim has by no means backed down from a serious fashion second. Her no-holds-barred angle has been not solely a cornerstone of her hard-hitting music but additionally of her statement-making fashion over time. Born Kimberly Denise Jones, the Brooklyn native burst onto the scene within the late ’90s with hard-hitting raps in a then male-dominated style.
All through her profession, Kim fashioned bonds with main designers like Marc Jacobs (who she would ship drawings to whereas she was in jail), Giorgio Armani, and Donatella Versace. She’s develop into a fixture of trend weeks, setting developments years earlier than they had been thought-about “cool.” The rapper’s early fashion mixed the most effective of the ’90s and early aughts—low-rise pants, furs, and prints—together with her personal signature aptitude (a mode she proclaimed as stylish gangstress). And over twenty years into her profession, Kim is displaying no indicators of slowing down. Under, a glance again at Lil’ Kim’s most memorable fashion moments.
Lil Kim paired a futuristic silver bra high with ripped denim dripping in chains to toast Usher on his Lifetime Achievement Award after the BET Awards ceremony.
On the 2022 BET Awards, Kim wore an optical phantasm “muscle” bodysuit that she paired with gold heels, assertion earrings, and a inexperienced Hermès Birkin that matched her green-dyed hair.
2021: Bottega Veneta Presentation
The rapper performed with shade for the Bottega Veneta present in 2021, carrying a purple feathered mini costume, a inexperienced bag, and feather-trimmed boots.
2019: The Blonds Style Present
To carry out at The Blonds’ New York Style Week present, Kim wore a curve-hugging bodysuit normal with layers of gold chains.
2013: MTV Video Music Awards
The musician selected a sultry bodysuit full with a lace bustier for the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards.
2007: Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton Premiere
Kim went for all inexperienced on this two piece set designed by Marc Jacobs for Louis Vuitton. She paired the look with cap-toed heels and a yellow leather-based bag.
The rapper traded her extra risqué appears for this sleeveless Marc Jacobs robe for the 2005 Met Gala.
Kim attended a 2004 occasion with designer and buddy Marc Jacobs. Naturally, she wore a glamorous purple below-the-knee costume full with a bow on the waist.
The rapper wore a blue and inexperienced bikini and chiffon cover-up on the 2003 BET Awards.
Kim was moto-chic on the 2002 Grammy Awards when she wore a purple Chanel look full with a “CC” helmet, low-rise pants, and a cropped leather-based jacket.
After strutting on the purple carpet, Kim posed in a black bodysuit with gold chains after profitable Greatest Pop Collaboration With Vocals for “Girl Marmalade.”
The rapper pulled out all of the stops in a tiny floral bra and low-rise denims.
2001: Versace Style Present
Kim has by no means been one to shrink back from making a press release. Right here, on the 2001 Versace present, she wore a sheer costume and camouflage fur coat. Her platinum hair was, naturally, dyed with the model’s Medusa brand.
2001: VHA/Vogue Style Awards
Making a press release in a Versace motif bodysuit, camel boots, and gloves on the 2001 VH1/Vogue Style Awards.
2000: M.A.C. Viva Glam Social gathering
The musician rocked a high and ultra-mini shorts by Versace with an outsized fur and brown boots for a 2000 occasion.
For her first and history-making Met Gala, Kim attended the annual occasion in a pink two-piece set from Versace that she paired with snakeskin boots and a dramatic fur.
1999: MTV Video Music Awards
This purple one-shoulder jumpsuit, created by her then-stylist Misa Hylton, is one in all Kim’s most memorable appears—it’s been recreated by everybody from Miley Cyrus to Nicki Minaj. Kim paired the piece with platform heels and a coordinating purple wig for the 1999 MTV Video Music Awards.
1999: Supply Hip-Hop Music Awards
Kim and Hylton additionally labored collectively to create this iconic bodysuit second on the 1999 Supply Hip-Hop Awards. “I embellished the bodysuit with Swarovski crystals to offer this impact of being showered in diamonds,” Hilton mentioned. “A platinum wig and tan and cream cuffs pulled the look collectively flawlessly.”
1999: VH1/Vogue Style Awards
Carrying sheer earlier than it was “in” on the purple carpet, Kim sported a clear skirt and bedazzled crop high to the 1991 VH1/Vogue Style Awards.
1998: Soul Practice Girl of Soul Awards
The rapper sparkled in silver with an asymmetrical costume and crystal head and arm equipment.
1997: MTV Video Music Awards
To carry out on the 1997 MTV Video Music Awards, Kim dazzled in a crystal skirt, thong, and bra that she paired with an embellished headpiece.
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